Eloctrolysis - Rust Removal

[Lee]

That's bloody cool man. Look forward to seeing what the beam looks like.

 

[t-tony]

You need a bigger barrel pal good for you dude.

I had a bath in mind, for the big bits ...............

Tony.

 

[Sean d]

I had a bath in mind, for the big bits ...............

Tony.

Yep me too pal

 

[t-tony]

Jeez, what a tide mark that crap would leave though eh?

Tony.

 

[Sean d]

Jeez, what a tide mark that crap would leave though eh?

Tony.

You wanna see the tide mark I make after being under the Z for 4 hours, I come home looking like a coal minor

 

[t-tony]

That I can imagine mate.

Tony.

 

[NZ00Z3]

This sounds really great. A couple of questions to help with setting up a system

- What sort of current is the system drawing on the battery charger?

- What sort of concentration of cleaning chemical are you using?

 

[Faheem]

@Murray Wall to tell you the truth I haven't measured either of those things. I put around 200g of soda crystals in the barrel but have no idea how much water the barrel holds when it's full.

I haven't checked what the current draw is either, though I can at some point this evening if you'd like to know.

Here are a few videos I watched before carrying out the process

View: https://youtu.be/NKZv14-K71g

View: https://youtu.be/HN590K81D5c

View: https://youtu.be/qi8qIxK4IlA

 

[Lazzzydog]

Brilliant. You may have started something here.

 

[Sean d]

Brilliant. You may have started something here.

Yep, I recon he has, I'm going to set something up at work for the smaller stuff, great vids @Faheem

 

[the Nefyn cat]

Where's the brown sludge going, then? Down the sink? Interesting stuff, may have to try it myself sometime soon.

Quick edit.

Just sat through the first video, definitely have to give it a try. Now where will I find some rusty car parts?

 

[gookah]

can you get a car sized version? just drive it in overnight and it comes out sparkly in the morning.....

 

[Sean d]

can you get a car sized version? just drive it in overnight and it comes out sparkly in the morning.....

That is not such a crazy idea, we do some classic restorations and most come in as a bare shell, if you where to submerge the lower half it would guarantee you get the hidden rust

 

[Faheem]

So, here'e the sacrificial brake disc that I've been using. Completely pitted away - this brake disc was fairly clean at the beginning of the process with minimal corrosion and no pitting.

The beam is better than what it was originally but as it doesn't remove paint or any other coating, I've still got this stupid rubber coating on the surface that I want to get rid off if at all possible - barrell was too small to get the entire beam in, so did half then flipped it over, still couldn't get the propshaft tunnel submerged in the solution

 

[Faheem]

I used a handle of an from an old paint bucket to hook around the brake disc. Got so corroded that it just broke in the middle.

Anyway here are some pictures of the beam post eloctrolysis, will still need some work before applying any paint. But significantly better than it was.

 

[t-tony]

Looking good Wizard.. You'll be driving a Ford Anglia next ....................................

Tony.

 

[5harp3y]

Are you doing this in a well-ventilated area, just been reading that the by product of this is hydrogen.

Which can be a touch dangerous

 

[t-tony]

It worked Ok in Jonesy's van on dad's Army . Bang two three, bang two three.

Tony.

 

[Jack Ratt]

Great work young man

 

[Pingu]

Are you doing this in a well-ventilated area, just been reading that the by product of this is hydrogen.

Which can be a touch dangerous

Win-win when we have hydrogen-powered cars in 2050.